Genevieve Nnaji

Genevieve Nnaji

Birth : 1979-05-03,

History

Genevieve Nnaji (born 3 May 1979)[2] is a Nigerian actress, producer and director. She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, making her the first actress to win the award. In 2011, she was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by the Nigerian government for her contribution to Nollywood.

Profile

Genevieve Nnaji

Movies

Farming
Tolu
Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang.
Lionheart
Executive Producer
In order to save her father's ailing bus company, competent but perennially overlooked Adaeze must find a way to work alongside feckless uncle Godswill.
Lionheart
Screenplay
In order to save her father's ailing bus company, competent but perennially overlooked Adaeze must find a way to work alongside feckless uncle Godswill.
Lionheart
Director
In order to save her father's ailing bus company, competent but perennially overlooked Adaeze must find a way to work alongside feckless uncle Godswill.
Lionheart
Adaeze
In order to save her father's ailing bus company, competent but perennially overlooked Adaeze must find a way to work alongside feckless uncle Godswill.
Road to Yesterday
Executive Producer
Victoria returns to Nigeria from the UK to help estranged husband Izu cope with his uncle's death. Hoping to save his marriage, Izu brings Victoria on his trip to the funeral, during which they reflect on their courtship, secrets and regrets.
Road to Yesterday
Producer
Victoria returns to Nigeria from the UK to help estranged husband Izu cope with his uncle's death. Hoping to save his marriage, Izu brings Victoria on his trip to the funeral, during which they reflect on their courtship, secrets and regrets.
Road to Yesterday
Story
Victoria returns to Nigeria from the UK to help estranged husband Izu cope with his uncle's death. Hoping to save his marriage, Izu brings Victoria on his trip to the funeral, during which they reflect on their courtship, secrets and regrets.
Road to Yesterday
Victoria
Victoria returns to Nigeria from the UK to help estranged husband Izu cope with his uncle's death. Hoping to save his marriage, Izu brings Victoria on his trip to the funeral, during which they reflect on their courtship, secrets and regrets.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Miss Adebayo
An epic love story: Olanna and Kainene are glamorous twins, living a privileged city life in newly independent 1960s Nigeria. The two women make very different choices of lovers, but rivalry and betrayal must be set aside as their lives are swept up in the turbulence of war.
Weekend Getaway
A bored bachelor meeting his online love, a married couple looking to revive the spark in their relationship and a wealthy cougar descend upon the tropical paradise that is Le Meridian Hotel in Akwa Ibom for a weekend getaway.
Doctor Bello
Cancer specialist Dr. Michael Durant forms an unlikely bond with seven year old Sam and becomes desperate, willing to risk anything to save the child’s life. A surreptitious Nigerian Nurse convinces him to seek the help of Dr. Bello, an uncertified Nigerian Doctor, known in the Brooklyn-African underground as a miracle worker.
The Mirror Boy
Teema
The Mirror Boy is a mystical journey through Africa, seen through the eyes of a 12 year old boy, Tijan. After a London street fight, in which a local boy is hurt, Tijan's mother decides to take him back to their roots, to Gambia. On their arrival in Banjul, Tijan encounters a strange apparition, a boy smiling at him in a mirror and vanishing. Seeing the same boy in a crowded street market the next day sets in motion a chain of events, with Tijan finding himself lost. While Tijan's panic-stricken mother struggles to find her son, Tijan is left alone in the company of the enigmatic Mirror Boy, seemingly only visible to him. After a bruising spiritual rite of passage, The Mirror Boy takes Tijan on a mystical journey, but not all is what it seems.
Sacred Lies
A femme fatale who has a sweet and chaste veneer is in fact a ruthless hustler who will go to any length to make money. She fronts a children’s charity alongside her Archbishop Grandfather which they use to traffic children’s organs amidst other criminal activity. [parts 1-2]
Ijé: The Journey
Chioma Opara
Anya's dream turned into a nightmare when she was accused of killing 3 men. For her to regain her freedom she had to share her secret with world. With help of her sister Chioma and an inexperienced attorney Ijé tells the story in a riveting way with an unexpected climatic ending. It's a story that conveys the fusion of the African culture with the American culture in a court room like no other.
Bursting Out
A successful business woman falls in love with a dispatch rider but the huge difference in their societal statuses pose a strong threat to their blossoming love. [parts 1-2]
Sister's Love
Before a father forbids his child to call him father, then the child might have committed a grievous offense. Senator Ezekiel has two daughters, Nancy and Whitney, the elders being Nancy is rather the black sheep of the humble and wealthy family. Her name is forbidden to be mentioned in the house or anywhere around the Senator. Her younger sister Whitney is not supposed to be anywhere near or have anything to do with her. Watch and find out why a father could actually be heartless towards his daughter. [parts 1-2]
Amina
The contestation is on in the kings palace. Okwelu is accused of stealing, an offence that calls for severe punishment. The allegation is still to be substantiated and has been brought to the kings palace for a thorough examination. He is found guilty and judgment rendered: that he be buried alive in the evil forest. Such an untenable and garrulous punishment shifts the lineage of kingship and nurtures the conditions for deep acrimonies.
Letters to a Stranger
Jemima Lawal
Talking to a stranger can be very therapeutic for the fact that you can say exactly how you feel without fear, judgment and insecurity. But what happens when that stranger becomes a reflection of the decision you should make?
A Piece of Flesh
Ifeoma
A born again Christian girl, Ifeoma (Genevieve Nnaji), is faced with the ultimate dilemma when her boss, Stanley (Desmond Elliot), offers to give her the cash needed to operate on her dying brother, but only on the condition that she sleeps with him.
30 Days
Chinora Onu
There is uneasy tension in the land. Someone is killing off corrupt government officials. The press and the police scramble to uncover the truth behind the mysterious deaths. Meanwhile, Kene has just arrived from New York for a 30 day vacation in his home country. He meets and falls for pretty Chinora. Soon his 30 day vacation turns into a hellish ride on the train of political intrigues.
Games Women Play
Emma (Damasus-Aboderin), Candace (Genevieve Nnaji) and Yvonne (Jalade-Ekeinde) have been friends since High School and have since settled into their respective lifestyles. Emma lives with her Business Executive husband and kids (Orji) in marital, surburban bliss until a face from the past (Odokwu) stirs up dysfunction in their happy home. Candace is an egotistical, A list-movie star who tests the fidelity of her fiance (Elliott) by thrusting him into the arms of the career-driven stockbroker, Yvonne. Her humdrum life is forever changed by Candace’s obscene 100000 Naira bet- “Can you seduce my man?” Can she? Can Emma put out the fire under her roof and if so- at whose expense? —freewebs.com/fireflytigereye/
Rip-Off 2
Part two of the nollywood crime melodrama.
Rip-Off
Crime melodrama from nollywood about blackmail.
Passions
A forlorn girl with terminal cancer is desperate to die in the arms of the man that she loves. He however is married and although the marriage is dead, his wife refuses to divorce him.
Jealous Lovers
Chioma
A romantic film from Nigeria
Blood Sister
Esther
Jealous Esther does everything she can to make virtuous Gloria look bad. She tells lies, and comes to envy Gloria her career and her husband. In part two, Esther works on ruining Gloria's children. Where will it end?
Sharon Stone
Sharon
A callous playgirl suffers the consequences when her lifestyle undermined her chances with the one man that stole her heart.
Formidable Force
A prominent man running for public office is also the brain behind an international ammunition smuggling ring. He murders his partner in crime to cover his tracks but unknown to him someone has all the evidence needed to bring him to justice. [parts 1-2]